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The world knows him as Mark Twain, the perpetually quotable writer of such classic American novels as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. But some people don't know that Samuel Clemens was the name he was born with -- or that he published the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, one of the most popular books of the 19th century. Explore the experiences of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) that informed his portrayal of American life. Learn more with this biography from American Experience: "U.S. Grant - Warrior."